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Friday, September 19, 2008

Lab 4: Measuring the Speed of Light with Chocolate

Distance between the hot spots : 10.16 cm
Wavelength : 20.32 cm
Wavelength : .20m
Frequency of the microwave : 2.5x10^9 H2m
EQUATION : 20.32 x 25000000000
Your calculated speed of light : 508000000000m/s
Posted by Ellen Reiss at 9:32 AM

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